52 Inspiring Forgiveness Quotes – Power of Forgiving

Global Forgiveness Day is held on August 27th and on 24 July as well based on the countries, it is a time to forgive and to be forgiven. International Forgiveness Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of August.

Kshamavani – क्षमावाणी or “Forgiveness Day” is a day of forgiving and seeking forgiveness for the followers of Jainism. “Micchami Dukkadam” is the common phrase when asking for forgiveness – Meaning, “May all the evil that has been done be fruitless.”

Following are the forgiveness quote and power of forgiving quotes.

Forgiveness Quotes

“As long as you don’t forgive, who and whatever it is will occupy a rent-free space in your mind.” » Isabelle Holland

“Only the brave know how to forgive. … A coward never forgave; it is not in his nature.” » Laurence Sterne

“The remarkable thing is that we really love our neighbour as ourselves: we do unto others as we do unto ourselves. We hate others when we hate ourselves. We are tolerant toward others when we tolerate ourselves. We forgive others when we forgive ourselves. We are prone to sacrifice others when we are ready to sacrifice ourselves.” » Eric Hoffer Where Forgiveness Ends

“Forgiveness is the giving, and so the receiving, of life.” » George MacDonald

“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” » Louis B. Smedes

“Most of us can forgive and forget; we just don’t want the other person to forget that we forgave.” » Ivern Ball

“Forgiveness is the sweetest revenge.” » Isaac Friedmann

“Keep in mind, hurting people often hurt other people as a result of their own pain. If somebody is rude and inconsiderate, you can almost be certain that they have some unresolved issues inside. They have some major problems, anger, resentment, or some heartache they are trying to cope with or overcome. The last thing they need is for you to make matters worse by responding angrily.” » Joel Osteen

“Forgiveness doesn’t mean that what that person did was right or that you even have to getback into a relationship with that person. Forgiveness simply releases the debtthey owe you so that God can release the debt you owe Him. Ask the Lord tosearch your heart and show you if there is any unforgiveness blocking Hisblessing in your life. Ask Him to show you more about this gift of forgivenessso that you can walk in the freedom and victory He has for you today.” » Joel Osteen

“To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you will receive untold peace and happiness.” » Robert Muller

“You must forgive the people who hurt you so you can get out of prison. You’ll never be free until you do. Let go of hose wrongs they’ve done to you. Get that bitterness out of your life. That’s the only way you’re going to truly be free. You will be amazed at what can happen in your life when you release all that poison.” » Joel Osteen

“Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future.” » Louis B. Smedes

“True forgiveness is not an action after the fact, it is an attitude with which you enter each moment.” » David Ridge

“We are all on a life long journey and the core of its meaning, the terrible demand of its centrality is forgiving and being forgiven.” » Martha Kilpatrick

“You may be at acrossroads in your life. You may have issues to deal with; people you need toforgive. You can go one of the two ways. You can ignore what you now know to betrue and keep burying that bitterness in your life, pushing it deeper and allowingit to poison and contaminate you and those around you. Or you can make a muchbetter choice by getting it out in the open and asking God to help you tototally forgive and let it all go.” » Joel Osteen

“If we don’t forgive ourselves for mistakes we’ve made–and everybody’s made their choices, some worse than others–we’ll never experience the good life God has in store.” » Joel Osteen

“A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.” » Robert Quillen

“When we don’t forgive, we’re not hurting the other person. We’re not hurting the company that did us wrong. We’re not hurting God. We’re only hurting ourselves.” » Joel Osteen

“If you can’t forgive and forget, pick one.” » Robert Brault

“Forgive all who have offended you, not for them, but for yourself.” » Harriet Nelson

“It is a hard thingto let go of mistakes we’ve made and sins. God wants us to do that because Heknows the guilt and the condemnation will keep us from becoming who He hascreated us to be. Salvation and Christ’s love is a gift. You don’t earn it.You’ve got to receive that gift. I think one of the most important things isstarting off the day forgiving others and forgiving yourself. You learn fromyour mistakes, but I don’t think you have to drag them back into today.” » Joel Osteen

“If you feel “stuck” today, you may want to examine what you’re holding on to. Be willing let go of past disappointments by choosing forgiveness. Who hurt you? Who wronged you? Release it to God. Do you need to forgive yourself? Do you need to receive God’s forgiveness? Let go of the past so you can overcome disappointments and experience the bright future God has in store for you! There is freedom in forgetting!” » Joel Osteen

“We read that we ought to forgive our enemies; but we do not read that we ought to forgive our friends.” » Sir. Francis Bacon

“Without forgiveness life is governed by… an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation.” » Roberto Assagioli

“It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.” » William Blake

“FORGIVE The PeopleThat Hurt You. God Will Pay You Back With Double The Joy…Double The Victory.” » Joel Osteen

“When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and get free.” » Katherine Ponder

“Let us forgive each other – only then will we live in peace.” » Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy

“Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.” » Hannah Arendt

“Life is an adventure in forgiveness.” » Norman Cousins

“Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.” » Mark Twain

“He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass.” » George Herbert

“Every twenty-fourhours God has a fresh new supply of grace, of favor, of wisdom, offorgiveness.” » Joel Osteen

“Life is flying by.You don’t have time to waste another minute being negative, offended or bitter. If someone did you wrong, get over it and move forward.” » Joel Osteen

“You have to takethe good with the bad, smile when you’re sad, love what you’ve got and rememberwhat you had…Always forgive but never forget, learn from your mistakes butnever regret, people change, things go wrong, just remember, life goes on.” » Joel Osteen

“Sincere forgiveness isn’t colored with expectations that the other person apologize or change. Don’t worry whether or not they finally understand you. Love them and release them. Life feeds back truth to people in its own way and time-just like it does for you and me.” » Sara Paddison

“There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.” » Bryant H. McGill

“Remember, you don’t forgive someone for his or her sake – you forgive them for your sake.”

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” » Mahatma Gandhi

“Life is too short to live that way. Learn to travel light. Every morning when you first get up,forgive the people that did you wrong the day before. Forgive your spouse forwhat they said. At the start of the day, let go of the disappointments, thesetbacks from yesterday. Start every morning fresh and new. God did not createyou to carry around all that baggage. Let it go and move forward in the life ofblessing He has in store for you!” » Joel Osteen

“We have to remember, when we forgive we’re not doing it just for the other person, we’re doing it for our own good. When we hold on to unforgiveness and we live with grudges in our hearts, all we’re doing is building walls of separation.” » Joel Osteen

“Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.” » Marlene Dietrich

“Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.” » Paul Boese

“Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.” » William Arthur Ward Pathwaysoflight.org

“Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.” » Indira Gandhi

“Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were.” » Cherie Carter-Scott

I know i’m not a perfect friend, You’re broken heart, i’ve tried to mend. Instead i made you hurt and cry, Maybe i should say goodbye. Would it be better for me to go?, I asked you, and you said “No”. Why say no when i hurt you so bad, But believe me, you’re not the only one that’s sad. I made my best friend hurt like mad, If i left would you be glad?. Deep in my heart, I’ll always know, I’ll love you always, Even if i go!” » Chrissie